When I have a huge list of config files to update, it's hard to choose the file I want to edit because all the files are listed one following another without any seperation. It's just too cluttered. For example: 1) /etc/crontab /etc/._cfg0000_crontab 2) /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf /etc/apache2/conf/._cfg0000_apache2.conf 3) /etc/apache2/conf/commonapache2.conf /etc/apache2/conf/._cfg0000_commonapache2.conf 4) /etc/conf.d/apache2 /etc/conf.d/._cfg0000_apache2 5) /etc/conf.d/nfs /etc/conf.d/._cfg0000_nfs 6) /etc/conf.d/pcmcia /etc/conf.d/._cfg0000_pcmcia 7) /etc/init.d/nfs /etc/init.d/._cfg0000_nfs 8) /etc/init.d/nfsmount /etc/init.d/._cfg0000_nfsmount 9) /etc/init.d/smartd /etc/init.d/._cfg0000_smartd 10) /etc/init.d/vixie-cron /etc/init.d/._cfg0000_vixie-cron 11) /etc/pcmcia/network.opts /etc/pcmcia/._cfg0000_network.opts 12) /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts /etc/pcmcia/._cfg0000_wireless.opts 13) /etc/postfix/main.cf /etc/postfix/._cfg0000_main.cf 14) /etc/postfix/master.cf /etc/postfix/._cfg0000_master.cf 15) /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/._cfg0000_smb.conf 16) /etc/samba/smb.conf.example.gz /etc/samba/._cfg0000_smb.conf.example.gz 17) /etc/ssl/postfix/server.crt /etc/ssl/postfix/._cfg0000_server.crt 18) /etc/ssl/postfix/server.csr /etc/ssl/postfix/._cfg0000_server.csr 19) /etc/ssl/postfix/server.key /etc/ssl/postfix/._cfg0000_server.key 20) /etc/ssl/postfix/server.pem /etc/ssl/postfix/._cfg0000_server.pem Instead, I purpose making it look less cluttered by placing a newline between each config file like this: 1) /etc/crontab /etc/._cfg0000_crontab 2) /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf /etc/apache2/conf/._cfg0000_apache2.conf 3) /etc/apache2/conf/commonapache2.conf /etc/apache2/conf/._cfg0000_commonapache2.conf 4) /etc/conf.d/apache2 /etc/conf.d/._cfg0000_apache2 5) /etc/conf.d/nfs /etc/conf.d/._cfg0000_nfs Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
Created attachment 43170 [details, diff] etc-update.diff
Created attachment 47099 [details, diff] etc-update2.diff An alternative idea is to not display the ._cfg* files. The listing is more concise that way. Attached is a different patch to the etc-update script which adds the configuration option "show_update_files". If this is set to "yes" in /etc/etc-update.conf then etc-update behaves as it currently does. Otherwise, the ._cfg* files are omitted.
I like David's suggestion. There really is no need to show both files since their the same location with the exception the new ones start with '.'.
etc-update now (r3138) doesn't show the ._cfg???? files anymore but instead the number of updates in parenthesis: # etc-update Scanning Configuration files... The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/resolv.conf (2) Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3 or -5 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): instead of # etc-update Scanning Configuration files... The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/resolv.conf /etc/._cfg0000_resolv.conf /etc/._cfg0001_resolv.conf Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3 or -5 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): Think that fixes this bug :)
Released in 2.1_pre9.
Yes, much nicer, thanks very much!
